YOU SAID:
oh good golly, my laces appear to be untied
INTO JAPANESE
なんてこった、靴ひもがほどけているようだ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What a mess, it looks like the shoelaces are untied
INTO JAPANESE
なんてめちゃくちゃ、靴ひもがほどけているように見えます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What a mess, it looks like the shoelaces are untied
That didn't even make that much sense in English.